Papadopoulos Surname

7,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Papadopoulos Surname Definition:

“Son of Priest” in Greek.

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Papadopoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece59,0441:1881
Cyprus3,3681:26332
United States3,3191:109,20711,919
Germany2,3781:33,8544,473
Australia1,6581:16,2822,304
Canada1,1261:32,7234,238
England8201:67,9497,860
Belgium3831:30,0174,858
South Africa3421:158,41417,833
Sweden3281:30,0212,449
France3211:206,92432,150
Switzerland1471:55,8707,138
Argentina1301:328,79526,002
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Austria601:141,92419,117
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Finland251:219,86818,073
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Norway111:467,48139,375
Israel101:855,76354,181
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Wales81:386,81619,671
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malta41:107,5681,849
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Papadópoulos (1) are calculated separately.

Papadopoulos (79) may also be a first name.

Papadopoulos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Priest” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Greek) The son of the priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Kesisoglu surname means 'son of a priest-monk' in Turkish. It is often used by Greek minorities of Pontus, who over centuries changed their surnames from Greek to Turkish. Kesisoglu is equivalent to the Greek surname Papadopoulos.

- kostas123321

The son of the priest; papa = priest; poulos = son.

- angelntzoufras

Papadopulos is a Greek surname, meaning 'son of a priest'.

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Papadopoulos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Papadopoulos Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Papadopoulos is found most in Greece. It may be found as: Papadópoulos. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papadopoulos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papadopoulos is the 7,642nd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 98,184 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Papadopoulos are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Papadopoulos is also the 1,083,225th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 79 people.

It is the most widespread last name in one country:Greece, where 80 percent are found. This last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 59,044 people, or 1 in 188. In Greece Papadopoulos is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 35 percent are found, Attica, where 26 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 13 percent are found. Besides Greece this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Papadopoulos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papadopoulos last name are 10.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Papadopoulos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.56% less than the national average, earning €17,249 per year; in Norway they earn 161.6% more than the national average, earning 905,343 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.57% more than the national average, earning R 343,560 per year; in United States they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning $49,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $57,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papadópoulos971/
Papadopulos961,483/
Papadopoullos96154/
Papdopoulos9676/
Papadopoulous9676/
Pappadopoulos9671/
Papadopolos9664/
Papadoupoulos969/
Papadoppoulos962/
Papadpoulos962/
Papadopouls962/
Papadaopoulos961/
Papadoopoulos961/
Papadopouulos961/
Papado Poulos961/
Papadopoylos92103/
Papadopoulis9281/
Papadopolous9266/
Papadopoulus9241/
Papadapoulos9220/
Papadopaulos9218/
Papadopoulas9217/
Popadopoulos928/
Papadopuolos928/
Pappadopulos927/
Papadoboulos924/
Papodopoulos924/
Papadoupulos924/
Papadepoulos923/
Papadoppulos923/
Papadopulosi923/
Papadopoolos923/
Papadupoulos923/
Pappadopoulous922/
Papadhopulos922/
Papadoupolos922/
Papadopoules921/
Papadopojlos921/
Pappadopolos921/
Papedopoulos921/
Papadipoulos921/
Papadopoelos921/
Papadoplos9124/
Papdopolos911/
Papadopuls911/
Pappadopoulas888/
Papadhopullos883/
Papadopolouos882/
Papaddopoulas881/
Pappadopoulus881/
Papadapoullos881/
Papadopulus8718/
Papadopolis8717/
Papadopolus879/
Papadopulis874/
Papadapulos873/
Popadopulos873/
Papadoplous873/
Papadopulas872/
Papadopylos872/
Papadópolos872/
Papadópulos872/
Papatopulos871/
Papadouplos871/
Papodopulos871/
Papadopolas871/
Babadopoulos8348/
Pappadouplos8311/
Papadoupalos835/
Papodopoulus832/
Popadopolous832/
Popadopulous831/
Papadoopylos831/
Popodopoulos831/
Papadoupls821/
Pappadouplous801/
Babadopulos7843/
Popodopulos781/
Papadapolis781/
Papadapolus781/
Pappdouplos781/
Papadópolis781/
Papadopilus781/
Popodopolous751/
Popidopolous751/
Papadopailes751/
Papatoboylos751/
Papadoblus732/
Popadoplis731/
Babadobulos705/
Babadopolus701/
Popodopolis701/
Babadópulos701/
Babado Bulos671/
Popedopelous671/

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